The Shaman
Subtitle: Patterns of Religious Healing Among the Ojibway Indians (Civilization of the American Indian Series)
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: January 1988
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780806121062
Subjects: Ethnic or tribal religions; Folklore; Indigenous peoples; Shamanism; History - General History; Native American Anthropology; Native American Religions; Russia (Federation); Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9); North America; Leadership; Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Spirituality; General; Siberia; Comparative studies; Great Lakes Region; Great Lakes Region (North America)
First sentence: AMONG tribal peoples the shaman is the person, male or female, who experiences, absorbs, and communicates a special mode of sustaining, healing power.